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Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

5.3 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 2 hr

Robert Frost Trail (Orange) is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Amethyst Brook Conservation Area near Pratt Corner, MA. It climbs 479 ft. It scores 31/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi200 – 600 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 42.41066, -72.47723
Nearest town Pratt Corner, MA
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Robert Frost Trail (Orange)

5.3 mi · ▲ 479 ft · 2 hr

Elevation 199–599 ft

Out & Back · Amethyst Brook Conservation Area

Trailhead: 42.41066, -72.47723

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 80°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:45 AM · sunset 8:09 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.3 miBear right, heading SW.
  3. 0.6 miBear left, heading S.
  4. 300 ftBear right, heading SE.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
  7. 0.5 miBear right, heading S.
  8. 200 ftBear right onto Robert Frost Trail (Orange), heading S.
  9. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 0.4 miBear left, heading E.
  11. 200 ftBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  14. 0.5 miBear left, heading NE.
  15. 250 ftBear right, heading N.
  16. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 0.3 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/robert-frost-trail-orange-out-back-8-km-f35f

Trail surface

14% dirt86% unspecified

Weather

OvercastTemperature 80°F63°
Precip0%Wind2 mphUV7Humidity74%
Rained 1.1″ yesterday (3.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
80°60°
Sunrise 5:45 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:09 PM
Wed 79°65°
Thu 91°65° 56%
Fri 93°69° 39%
Sat 90°69° 37%
Sun 94°68°
Mon 91°69° 18%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 7:45 PM for the 8:09 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:26 PM — 14 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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